The Beggers were formed in the industrial ABC Paulista region, the birthplace of the Brazilian punk rock scene. But many years before that, The Beggers were already a kind of proto-punk act, as can be heard on the first track of this 7” record, ‘Estes Homens Farrapos’, a rather unusual social commentary song in those flower power days. Considered a protest song, it ended up being censored.

However, the most psychedelic and experimental track is ‘We’re Going, to Aid You’, a song about a fictional alien invasion. The creepy effects created by the group in the studio can be compared to those by the greatest international bands of the time. The Beggers only had three original compositions and a fourth one was missing to complete the EP. This was how ‘We’re Going, to Aid You’ was eventually created as an experiment in the studio, just to complete the record.

With “Metamorfose” banned from the shops, the members of The Beggers were running out of money, and without any gigs they had no other choice but to break up the band shortly after the release of their mighty EP.

Bento Araujo (author of the book series Lindo Sonho Delirante)

An amazing example of genuine teenage garage rock from 60s Brazil reissued for the first time, as result of a collaboration between Discos Nada, Fatiado and Munster Records.